Collar button



. y 1933- c. MAISTO ET AL 1,906,913

' COLLAR BUTTON Filed Nov. -30, 1931 INVENT 0RS C02 Cmzbo Mamie LowwMaialfo A TTORNEY.

TATES N l T CGLOMBO MAISEO AND LOUIS MAISIO, 07E BEGOKLYN, NEW" T $33K;SAID LOUIS MAISTO ASSIGNOR TO SAID COLOMBO MAISTO COLLAR BUTTONApplication filed November 30, 1931. Serial No. 578,125.

This invention relates to collar buttons.

The main object of the invention is to provide a collar button forholding a removable collar on a shirt which can be attached to the shirtin such a way as not to be lost.

vide a collar button having an oscillating shank whi-.h will swing,under the tension of the collar, in relation to the base.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this kind inwhich the parts A are relatively movable to permit yielding.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a button of thiskind which will not be forced into the neck by a still collar o thelike.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of this kindhaving an angular shank for general ease of manipulation and comfort inwearing and to render the button as whole freely flexible.

Another object of the invention is to improve generally the comfort,simplicity and eficiency of such buttons and to provide a button of thiskind which is durable in use, economical to manufacture and which willnot wear holes in the back of the collar.

Other objects will appear as the disclosure progresses. The drawing isintended to merely indicate a possible embodiment of the invention. .ltis obvious that the actual needs of manufacture may necessitate certainm chanical features. It is therefore not intended to limit the inventionto the embodiment illustrated but rather to define such limits in theappended claims. For a more general understanding of the inventionattention is called to the drawing. In the drawing like referencecharacters denote like parts throughout the specification.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a view of the collar button.

Figure 2 is a similar view as Figure 1 but showing the base in section.

Figure 3 a section on line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Fi 'ure 4 is a modified form of the inven- 5'" tion.

Figure 5 is a similar view as Figure 4: but showing the base in section.

Figure 6 is a section on line G-6 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a detail of the bottom of the shank of the form of theinvention shown in Figure 5.

Figure 8 is another modified form of the invention.

Referring now to the drawing in detail and especially to Figure 1,numeral 1 designates the ball top of the collar button, 2 the shank and3 the base. Approximately midway between the ball top and the base is adisk 4:.

The base comprises a bottom 5 attached to the lower end of the shank 2and provided with a series of air holes 6, a pliable cushion 7 made ofsoft material and a. ring 8 for holding the cushion in place.

In practice the part of the shank between the disk e and the base 3 passthrough the button-hole of the neck band of the shirt of the wearerwhile the part of the shank between the ball top 1 and the disk 4 passthrough the button hole of the removable collar and hold same in place.The purpose of the disk is to prevent the collar button from bei 11glost. As the neck band of the shirt will always be between thecomparatively wide disk 4: and the still wider base 3 there is littlelikelihood of the collar button being disengaged from the neck band ofthe shirt.

The cushion 7 being the portion of the collar button which comes incontact with the skin is made of soft and pliable material so it will becomfortable to wear. The purpose of the air holes 6 in the bottom 5 isto allow the air to pass in and out of the chamber 9 in the base whenthe cushion Wall 7 is bent.

In the modified form of the invention shown in Figure 4, numeral 10designates the base and 11 the shank having an enlarged head 12 at thetop. The base is hollowed out and in the interior is a spring 13 forholding the shank downward against the bottom of the said base in avertical position. As noted in Figures 5 and 7 one end of the springabuts against the bottom of the disk 14 and the opposite end is fastenedto the restricted portures.

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tion 15 of the shank 11. The shank is thus 5 held in the base by thespring which permits its angular movement in relation to the base.

The neck 16 of the base passes through the button-hole of the neck bandof a shirt while the shank 11 passes through the button-hole of theremovable collar. This angular movement of the shank permits easyinsertion of the head into the button-hole of the detachable collar. Asthe shank inclines sometimes one way and sometimes another, the wear onthe collar is so distributed as to be negligible. Also the base of thecollar button will always be on the same plane with the neck regardlessof the movement of the shank and there will be no chance of the edge ofthe base pinching the skin.

The modified form of the invention shown in Figure 8 is substantiallythe same as that shown in Figure 1 with the exception that the base 17is solid and the entire button is made from one piece of material.Numeral 18 designates the ball top, 19 the shank and 20 the disk.

Having described our invention, we claim:

1. A collar button of the class described made of one piece of material,the combination of a flat circular base, a shank leading from said base,a ball at the top of said shank, and a fiat circular disk between saidball and said base, said disk being smaller in diameter than said base,the distance between said disk and said base being less than thedistance between said disk and said ball.

2. A collar button of the class described made of one piece of material,the combination of a flat circular base, a shank leading from said base,a ball at the top of said shank, and a flat circular disk between saidball and said base, said disk being smaller in diameter than said base,the distance between said disk and said base being less than thedistance between said disk and said ball, and a circular groove in thetop face of said base.

3. In a collar button of the class described, the combination of a flatcircular base, a shank leading from said base, an enlargement the topofsaid shank, and a flat circular disk between said enlargement and saidbase, said base, said shank and said disk being con-

